Alcaeorrhynchus grandis (Dallas, 1851)

(Fig. 1A)

Examined material (n: 23). FRENCH GUIANA.— Maripasoula, Borne 4, ϐ IV.1983, G. Tavakilian leg. (coll. MNHN).— Régina, Nouragues Saut Pararé, UV-MV light trap, ϐ 18.VII.2009, ϐ 19.VII.2009, SEAG leg. (coll. RL).— Remire-Montjoly, Lotissement Amaryllis, UV-MV light trap, 2ϐ 23.X.2011, SEAG leg. (coll. RL).— Roura, Montagne des Chevaux RN2 pK22, Polyvie (blue LED) ϐ 13.V.2013, ♀ 1. VI .2013, 2♀ 1ϐ 8. VI .2013, 3♀ 2ϐ 15. VI .2013, 2♀ 22. VI .2013, ϐ 3.VIII.2013, ♀ 10.VIII.2013, SEAG leg. (coll. RL); Montagne de Kaw pK29, 2♀ III.2002, J.M. Jadin leg. (coll. IRSNB) .— Saül, Belvédère, UV-MV light trap, ♀ 31.V.2016, ϐ 2.VIII.2017, SEAG leg. (coll. RL).

Literature data. Cayenne, ϐ 30.X.1969 (Becker & Grazia, 1977).— Remire-Montjoly, 6 km from Cayenne, seashore, ♀ 6.X.1969 (Becker & Grazia, 1977).

Distribution. Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, French Guiana, Galapagos Islands, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Trinidad, USA, Uruguay.

Comments. It is the largest species of Asopinae in French Guiana. Known to date only in the coastal region of French Guiana, this widely distributed species in the Western Hemisphere has also been found in the primary forest area: Roura, Régina, Saül, Maripasoula.